Clock combined with coin-freed winding-up apparatus.



A. G. P. WIINGAARD. CLOCK COMBINED WITH COIN FREED WINDING UP APPARATUS.APPLICATION FILED FBB.15, 190s.

Patented Mar. 9, 1909.

AAGE GEORG PETER wnNeAAnn'or COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

CLOCK COMBINED WITH COIN-FREED WINDING-U13 APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Application flleii February 15, 1908. Serial No. aiaoei.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, AAGE Gnone PETER VVIINGAARD, citizen of the Kingdomof Denmark, and a resident of Romersgade 3, Copenhagen, Denmark,engineer, have invented new and useful Improvements in and Relating to(locks Combined with (loin Freed Winding-Up Apparatus, of whichthefollowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to that tvpe of cloc which a clockcombined with a winding up mechanism is provided with a stop devicearranged in the clock, which de vice when in the normal positionprevents the clock from being wound up. This device is released bv'means of a coin introduced into the cldck through a coin chute.

v The coin operates on the stopping device, holdingxit clear of thewinding up mechanism while t e clock is being wound up and afterwardpasses down the chute into a coin receiver or till arranged in ,theclock, upon which the stopping device is released and returns to itsnormal osition'.

The object 'of this evice is to enable the clock to serve as a collectorof sums of money which are paid in fixed rates at fixed times, forinstance insurance premiums. The times for winding up the clock and thevalue of the coin required to release the winding upxdevice correspondwith the times for the paginent of the premium and the amount 0 premium.

Although a clock arranlged in the above manner is suitable for co ectingpremiums where the times for paying the premiums correspond with thetimes for windmg u the clock, it may in some cases be desira le if themechanism is arranged in such a manner, that the times for the paymentof the premiums are independent of the times for winding up the clock,as for instance, in a case where it is desired to use for daily paymentsa clock which has to be wound up weekly, or

in a case where a clock is used which has to be wound up daily forweeklypayments.

The resent invention-relates to a special form of the above type ofclockin which the times for the payments of the'premiums are independentof the times for winding up the clock.

According to the present invention the device is arra ed in such amanner ,that the coin introduce into the coin chute remains there duringa certain number of following payments, the winding up mechanism beingunobstructed as long as the coin remains in the coin chute. The deviceis also arranged in such a manner that the escapement of the clock doesnot stop at the same time as the winding up mechanism is released butonly when one of the payments, which musttake place at certainintervals, is omitted,'making it necessary to introduce another coininto the coin chutein order to start the escapement wheel of the clock aain.

M Y device is illustrated in the accompanying rawing in which,

a isa shaft upon which the key or the like necessary for winding up theclock may be or is arranged.

b is a wing wheel arranged on the said shaft 0, cooperating with thestop d which is piv-' oted at c and provided with an arm e adapted toengage with the Wing wheel I), thus preventin the clock from being woundup until the sai stop (1 has been moved to aposition in which the ,wingwheel is clear of the said arm e. The lower end of the stop (1 isprovided with a heel f projecting into the lower end of the coin chuteg, the upper end of said coin chute registering with a coin slitharranged in the cover plate 11 of the clock. The coin when introducedthrough the slit hpasses throu h the lower end g of the coin chute theclock to be wound up, but at the same time prevents the sto m beingturned back to a position, in w ich the coin can pass from the coinchute into the till. In front of the said sto 1 is arranged a toothedwheel 1 adapted to e rotated through a convenient train of earingfrom.the mam shaft 2 of the clock. an the said toothed wheel 1 an arm orthe like 3 is arranged which, during the revolution of said wheel,engages with a projecting cam surface 4 arranged on the said stop insuch a manner that the latter is pressed baclc find the coin lying inthe coin chute passes down into the till. As soon as the arm 3 haspassed-the said projecting cam surface 4 the stop moves back into itsnormal position, shown in the drawing, in which position its armeprevents the winding up'mech anism from being operated while at thesame time an arm m, 2:, connected with the lower end of said arm engageswith the balance wheel 5 stoppin the escapement of the clock, so thatindepen ently of its winding up mechanism the clock cannot beset oinguntil another coin has been introduce% into the coin chute. The periodof time between two following payments depends on the time required fora revolution of the toothed wheel 1 and the number of the arms 3arranged on said toothed wheel. I-may arran e one, two or more of thesaid arms 3 accor ing to the interval of time required.

Stops v and 6 are arran ed respectively near said wing wheel I; and thebalance 5 adapted to prevent the release ofsaid wing wheel or thebalance by tilting the clock to one side.

A braking spring 7 prevents the train of gearing driving the toothedwheel 1 from becoming slack. The projecting cam surface 4 on the saidstop (1 is of such a size and form that the clock will not immediatelystop if the payments are not paid into the clock at the exacttime atwhich the clock is set for allowed to expire between the moment when thecoin falls into the till and'that in which clock is caused to stop if nonew payment has and normally retaining the cam a cam' portion projectinginto the chute forpreventing the downward movement of the coin, a stopconnected with the arm for engaging the wing wheel to prevent thewinding of the clock, spring engagingsaid arm ortion in the chute, atoothed wheel driven by the clock mechanism and provided with a radial;arm for engaging the cam portion of the.

swinging arm which projects into the chute desire to secure by Let- 2.The combination with the clock and the winding mechanism thereof, of awing wheel in connection with the winding mechanism, a coin chute, aswinging arm having a cam portion projecting into the chute forpreventing the downward movement of the coin, a stop connected with thearm for engaging the wing wheel to prevent the winding of the clock, aspring engaging said arm and normally retaining the cam portion in thechute, a toothed wheel driven by the clock mechanism, and rovided with aradial arm for engaging the cam portion of the swinging arm whichprojects into the chute whereby to move said arm backwardly to permitthe further movement of the coin, and a swinging pawl mounted adj acentthe win wheel for engaging the same when the 0100 is tilted todis-engage the swinging arm.

3. The combination with the clock and the winding mechanism thereof, ofa wing wheel in connec'tign with the winding mech-' anism, a coin chute,a swinging arm having a cam portion projecting into the chute forpreventing the downward movement of thecoin, a stop connected with "thearm for engaging the win wheel to prevent the winding of the cloc aspringlengaging said arm and normally retaining t e-cam portion in thechute, a toothed wheel driven by the clock mechanism, and provided witharadial arm for engaging the cam portion of the. swinging arm whichprojects into the chute whereby to move said arm backwardly to ermitthe'further movement of the com, a

ever connected with the arm whose free end is adapted to enga e, thebalance wheel for the purpose set fort Signed by me at Copenhagen,Denmark this 28th day of January 1908.

AAGE GEORG PETER WIING'AARD.

Witnesses CHARLES HUDE, QISBRAW WOLSING.

